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Chapter 1687, Section 320: The Ending of Blackwatch
The first King of the North did not die; he was frozen in the ice beneath the snow mountain fortress.

This news was of great importance, and even Annan, for the first time ever, personally went to great lengths to get involved, much to the surprise of the officials in Free City.

To block the news and ensure that the information would not spread, Annan's second action was to contact O'Lin.

"Um... there was an error in what I sent you before, so you don't need to look at it now."

Olin, dressed in knight's armor and looking as dashing as a Valkyrie, stood before the portal. After a brief silence, she said, "I haven't seen it yet. You called me here in such a hurry, I thought you already knew."

"what do you know?"

"The Blackwatch Legion has been declared a traitor and will be hanged at the end of the month."

"presumptuous!"

"Ok?"

Oleine Montreal, a member of the imperial family, a descendant of the Montreal Golden Family, and a close associate of the patriarch, looked at Annan, the Grand Master of the Montreal Mountain Knights, with suspicion.

"The Blackwatch Legion fought valiantly on the front lines, only to be ambushed by Chaos and suffer heavy losses. Instead of being posthumously honored as heroes, they're being smeared with accusations of colluding with Chaos?!"

Olin frowned as well: "This is the decision of the Imperial Inquisition. They have accused the Blackwatch of colluding with the Chaos Heretics."

"They are the ones who collude with Chaos, they are the heretics! These insects are of no help whatsoever, they only cause trouble from the rear. With them around, how can this country be governed properly...!"

Oulin looked at Annan, who was even angrier than herself and was venting her emotions indiscriminately, and remained silent for a moment.

"Where is the commander of the Blackwatch Legion?"

"The legion commander was also dismissed and imprisoned."

"Your court dares to kill even legends?" At this moment, Annan's shock outweighed his anger.

"Legendary beings are merely more powerful humans and cannot defy imperial laws."

"No hope?"

“That’s the Imperial Inquisition…they even have the authority to try us.”

Undoubtedly, the Inquisition is the empire's self-cleaning tool.

However, the problem is that when this self-cleaning tool malfunctions, the harm to the empire is also enormous...

Annan assumed that Oulin was also anxious, so he softened his tone and comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, I'll find a way."

"In short, just burn the information I sent earlier. I'll go help as soon as I finish what I'm doing."

O'Lin stood there, stunned, not even hearing what Annan said next.

What did Annan just say? Will he find a way?
……

"What did you feel when you saw Andy and his fellow inmates sitting on the roof, drinking beer and looking at the sky?"

"I……"

The Rat King looked exactly like the children in the academy at that moment.

"Don't be afraid of saying the wrong thing, just speak up," Little Smo said patiently.

The Rat King then stammered, "What Andy misses... isn't freedom."

"Why do you say that?"

"He is reminiscing about the things he once had but didn't care about when he lost them."

He stared at the Rat King, and even this leader of the Free Blades had to marvel at the perfection of the Rat King's answer.

Such words would be normal coming from a mage, but to come from a rat that doesn't seem to be intelligent at all is nothing short of a miracle.

"It seems you understand now. Let's watch 'Let the Magic Fly' again." "Okay."

Compared to the first time when he just thought, "These human creatures are really interesting to talk to," this time the Rat King seemed to understand something, but upon closer inspection, he realized there was nothing there. It was ambiguous yet undeniably real.

However, it didn't resist at all; in fact, it was quite interested.

That's how education works; for humans, elves, and other races alike, interest is the foundation of everything. Wizards, curious about power, mastered witchcraft. Arcane sorcerers, wanting more diverse powers, created arcane arts.

Annan's inquiry was sent to the outpost, asking how much longer Little Smo would need to be trained. He replied that he was waiting for the right opportunity, the opportunity to achieve the greatest results.

……

At the same time, the Rodent Clan.

The ratmen lack rat population management; at least the brown rats below the high-level units like champion rats and dimensional rats don't need management—the demons are the same in this respect.

The succubus successfully infiltrated the elite rats, beginning her career as a double agent.

Because the ratmen sent were all elites, not slave rats, the elite rats were used as slave rats by the rodent clan. They quarried rocks and built houses on the coast.

The succubus was assigned to the quarry; as easy as things were in Liberty City, it was just as tiring here.

This is all for Lady Biros and Lady Lilith!

The lust demon sought an opportunity to get close to a high-ranking member of the Rodent Clan and quickly came up with an idea.

Without rat population management, chaos ensued. She was assigned to the quarry, but no one would notice if one was added or missing. The succubus quickly slipped back to the rat nest from the quarry and joined the other elite rats in building houses.

After catching a glimpse of the elders and priests of the Rodent Clan entering a newly built stone house, the succubus pretended to be transporting stones and quietly approached them.

All around were elite rats bustling about, and no ratman noticed that one ratman was carrying stones and had broken away from the group, crouching behind the stone house and eavesdropping.

The dull, grinding sound came through the cold stone, but it was impossible to hear clearly.

The lustful demon kept changing locations, trying to find an angle where he could hear the sounds clearly.

"What are you doing?"

Just then, a hoarse voice rang out from behind.

The lust demon was terrified; how could he have been unaware that rat-man creatures were approaching him?!
She held up one finger and turned around, saying, "Shh, don't let them find out we're slacking off..."

The lustful demon froze there, then his front teeth began to clang together.

High Priest of the Stunn Clan!

She recognized the rat-man creature standing there; there was no mistake, she had seen its appearance with Lady Biros!
Why would something like this exist here?!

"Sir, I'm carrying bricks."

The succubus pretended not to recognize the high priest and genuinely displayed the fear of being caught slacking off.

After all, ratmen are worthless, and who knows if the high priest will just say "drag them away and make them into food" because he's being lazy.

“Leave here,” said High Priest Stunn.

"Yes, sir..."

The succubus continued to look terrified, clutching the brick and running into the other elite rats without looking back. It frantically scurried around, adjusting its appearance to ensure that High Priest Stunn wouldn't find it. Then it obediently got to work, with layers of fine beads of sweat beneath its coarse fur.

Who knows if that being might use fel energy to mark itself?

This is terrifying... terrifying... terrifying the rats! That's the Ratman High Priest, a great figure who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Lady Lilith!
The rat-man high priest must have some kind of conspiracy to run to the volcano. I need to tell Lady Biros right away... no, wait.

Lady Biros and that Annan fellow must know, otherwise why would they send someone to infiltrate us... Could it be that they want me to keep an eye on whether those rat-men are up to something? That's right, that's it!
(End of this chapter)